First of all, let me explain what SOSR is.
SOSR is basically a catch-all, acknowledging that there may occasionally be reasons why it is justifiable and necessary to dismiss an employee in circumstances which don’t fit neatly under one of the other potentially fair categories.When does SOSR apply?
The guidance is not specific, simply because each circumstance is different, and it isn’t possible to develop a comprehensive list of SOSR reasons.
However, the kinds of reasons which have been found to justify SOSR dismissals relevant to this situation are include below:
- Client pressure
This situation is probably the most common SOSR reason in a small business – if you have an employee working closely with, or on-site at, a client, and that client indicates that they no longer accept working with that member of staff.
Not really relevant in this situation because the Council is not a small employer.
4. Breakdown in trust and confidence
If something has happened that has fundamentally undermined the trust and confidence you have in a member of staff, SOSR may apply, although the type of event which leads to this often sits more naturally under misconduct instead.
You would think that this was the route taken. Hence the Heads using such terms as lost confidence and trust.
This is why I have always said that the SOSR investigation was fabricated.
Carys Kennedy, as a solicitor, believed that this was the only way she could dismiss the Whistleblower.
And that’s what she did
Another strange omission was that, with all this alleged involvement with the Head Teacher of Ynysowen Primary School, no written statement from that Head was included within the evidence of the SOSR investigation.
Why not?
Lots more information in the links to blog posts below
Is the HR Manager A Liar – Part 2
Merthyr Council Cover-up 
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Another strange omission was that, with all this alleged involvement with the Head Teacher of Ynysowen Primary School, no written statement from that Head was included within the evidence of the SOSR investigation.
Why not?
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